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NOTE: If any modifications are made to the Monitor or SNMP services, the services must be restarted for the changes

to take place.

Local log file

The local log contains events detected by the Server Hardware Manager Monitor service on Windows and Linux. This log includes

warnings and critical events. The contents of this file is viewed in the following directories:

Table 28. Log file location

Operating System Location

Windows

C:\Users\Default\Dell\ServerHardwareManager\logs

\ServerHardwareManagerMonitor.log

Linux

/var/log/dell/ServerHardwareManager/

ServerHardwareManagerMonitor.log

NOTE: The local log files are intended for support purposes and may be hidden by default on your system.

Windows event log

The Event Log File contains all events detected by the Server Hardware Manager Monitor service on Windows. This log includes warning

and critical events. The contents of this file is viewed in the Windows Event Viewer.

Figure 9. Windows event log

Linux syslog

The syslog contains all events detected by the Server Hardware Manager Monitor service on Linux. This log includes warning and critical

events.

Monitor Configuration File

The Monitor logging configuration file is named ServerHardwareManagerMonitor_Logger.properties.

• The default location of the file in Windows is C:\Program Files\DELL\ServerHardwareManager

\ServerHardwareManagerMonitor.

• The default location of the file in Linux is /opt/dell/ServerHardwareManager/ServerHardwareManagerMonitor/bin/.

NOTE:

Modifying the Monitor logging configuration file can disable or disrupt logging functionality. Make a copy of the

file before attempting any modifications.

Logging Functionality Modification Directions

To change the log folder location:

• Modify the line starting with log4cplus.appender.file.File=<fullpath> to include the full path to the log folder location.

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